Alright, so I really don't want to spend money to buy a tablet... I'm kind of cheap... But anyways, I've seen a lot of tutorials on how to make yourself a homemade stylus to use on a touchpad, making it probably pretty similar to a tablet or drawing on paper. But I still want an opinion from you guys-- the animation experts of course. :)

I think I'd prefer the mouse for stickfigure animation over tablet AND mouse (brush tool). I just keep the tablet for effects (occasionally) and my digital painting. You could give the touchpad stylus a try though, and tell us how you go.

You really just have to "feel" it, you know? Syrius uses touchpad, and he's pretty good I think.

Try it out, then try mouse. Then try that stylus thingy. The more fun method is really the method that you should use. They all work, it just depends on where you're more comfortable.

aren't you a pivot animator?

@Exilement

A Stykz animator... but my friend has flash and he lent me a copy by flash drive. Sooo, yeah

@Everybody Else

Thank you for the advice... I've already tried using a regular mouse. I don't think I like it much at all :) But I'll definitely tell everyone how this other thing turned out!